I Made My Biggest Writing Paycheque Ever Thanks to AI
Reading Time: 8 minutesI just had my most profitable year ever as an academic author, and it was all because of AI. But the money didn't come from a sudden surge in book sales or using ChatGPT to churn out text. It came from an AI company paying to train its Large Language Models on my research. But while the ethical small publisher who handled this deal asked for my permission and shared the profits, it begs a massive, unsettling question: What are the giant academic publishing cartels doing with the rest of our copyrighted work in secret?
From Dank to Dark: How Memetic Ambiguity Became a Gateway for the Alt-Right
It is a common assumption that the world of internet memes is split into two opposing camps: the "wholesome" and the "dank." One is sincere, positive, and safe; the other is ironic, edgy, and offensive. [...]
Structural Silence: Chomsky, Epstein, and the Architecture of Elite Immunity
Yesterday was Chomsky's 96th birthday. Since his stroke in 2023 he's not been out in public or made any speeches. According to his publicly listed biography, he suffered a stroke in 2023 and “can no [...]
Duolingo’s New Chess Feature: A Great Opportunity for CLIL!
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuolingo's new Chess feature sadly misses an opportunity to give you authenticity of purpose in your language study.
Authenticity and Intuition: Best Practices in CLIL Teaching, Training and Research
This post is all about my keynote at the 4th J-CLIL CHUGOKU Chapter Conference in Okayama Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025 Time: 13:00–17:00 Venue: TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Okayama Station, Meeting Room 04 Abstract: Authenticity is a core [...]
AI and Fake News: The Authenticity Algorithm
I will be presenting an Open Campus Lecture at Sophia University on 02/08/25 11:30-12:15 in room 6-205 Abstract This 45-minute lecture in English explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we see the world. [...]
The Multiplying Self: Experience, Interpretation, and the Melting of Authenticity in a Post-Truth Era
Introduction: The Experience Multiplier in Digital and Real Worlds In recent years, I’ve found myself drawn to a concept I call the “experience multiplier.” It’s a simple idea: whenever a group of people shares a [...]
The Grater Error: Typos, Prosody, and The Grauniad
Reading Time: 5 minutesAnother typo from The Guardian - who cares? Writing is changing and spelling isn't as important as it used to be as writing resembles speech
